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Drummer ASGEIR MICKELSON Quits BORKNAGAR

Guitar player/main composer ystein G. Brun of Norway's BORKNAGAR has issued the following statement: "Due to the latest years evolving differences in musical ideas and visions, Asgeir Mickelson [drums] has decided to quit BORKNAGAR. The split happens in friendly manner and with mutual respect for th...

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HEAD CONTROL SYSTEM Working On New Material

Daniel Cardoso (ex-SIRIUS, RE:AKTOR) has issued the following update on HEAD CONTROL SYSTEM, his heavy groove/rock/metal collaboration with Kristoffer Garm Rygg (ULVER, ex-ARCTURUS, BORKNAGAR): "Since [HEAD CONTROL SYSTEM's debut album] 'Murder Nature' [2006] was released, Kristoffer and I have both...

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MOONSORROW Confirmed For Norway's SCREAMFEST

Finnish folk/pagan metal band MOONSORROW has been confirmed for this year's Screamfest, set to take place November 7-8, 2008 on three different stages in Oslo, Norway. Four more acts will be announced soon. According to the festival organizers, Screamfest will also host the first-ever Norwegian Meta...

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SADUS: New San Francisco Concert Footage Posted Online

Video footage of long-running San Francisco Bay Area thrashers SADUS performing the song "Sick" on March 29, 2008 at The Independent in San Francisco, California can be viewed below. The End Records released SADUS' latest album, entitled "Out for Blood", North America in May 2006. The CD was release...

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BORKNAGAR Rejoined By Guitarist, Bassist

Norway's BORKNAGAR has announced that Jens Ryland (guitar) and Erik Tiwaz (a.k.a. Tyr; bass) are back as permanent members of the band. Jens Ryland was a longtime member of BORKNAGAR and contributed to "The Archaic Course", "Quintessence" and "Empiricism" albums before he quit in 2003 due to other p...

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FISSION: 'Pain Parade' Video Trailer Available

FISSION, the collaboration between BORKNAGAR/VINTERSORG frontman Andreas Hedlund (a.k.a. Vintersorg) and VINTERSORG live session drummer Benny "Hgge" Hgglund, has posted a video trailer for its second album, "Pain Parade", due later in the year via Aphotic Records. The CD was mixed at Ballerina Audi...

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Former EMPEROR Frontman IHSAHN: New Solo Album Track Listing Revealed

Mnemosyne Productions/Candlelight Records has set a May 27 North American release date for the new solo album from former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn, entitled "angL". The track listing for the CD is as follows (in alphabetical order): 01. Alchemist 02. Elevator 03. Malediction 04. Misanthrope...

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FISSION: 'Pain Parade' Track Listing Revealed

FISSION, the collaboration between BORKNAGAR/VINTERSORG frontman Andreas Hedlund (a.k.a. Vintersorg) and VINTERSORG live session drummer Benny "Hägge" Hägglund, has finalized the track listing for its second album, "Pain Parade", due later in the year via Aphotic Records. The CD was mixed at Balleri...

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DAGOBA: New Album Title Announced

French metallers DAGOBA have issued the following update: "After several months of intensive work all the songs [for the new DAGOBA album] are written, and one has just finalized the orchestrations and other electronic additions. We are very content and proud achieved work, and we will record once a...

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Former EMPEROR Frontman IHSAHN: New Solo Album Artwork, Release Date Revealed

Mnemosyne Productions/Candlelight Records has set a May 27 North American release date for the new solo album from former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn, entitled "angL". OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has recorded a guest appearance on the track "Unhealer" while Asgeir Mickelson and Lars Norber...

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THE BATALLION: New Song Posted Online

THE BATALLION, the Norwegian band whose members have played in such acclaimed acts as OLD FUNERAL, GRIMFIST, TAAKE, BORKNAGAR, DEATHCON and BOMBERS, has posted a new song, entitled "Last Dawn", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's forthcoming debut album, "Stronghold of Men", which i...

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GRAVE DIGGER Confirmed For Norway's SCREAMFEST

German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER have been confirmed for this year's Screamfest, set to take place November 7-8 on three different stages in Oslo, Norway. Eight more bands will be announced soon. Screamfest will also host the first-ever Norwegian Metal Awards. "On Saturday, November 8, we will ce...

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OPETH Frontman To Guest On New IHSAHN Album

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has recorded a guest appearance on the track "Unhealer" from the forthcoming solo album from former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn, entitled "angL". Commented Ihsahn: "We've been talking about doing something for a while and I'm really happy it finally came togethe...

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IMMORTAL, BORKNAGAR, KEEP OF KALESSIN, HATE Confirmed For Norway's SCREAMFEST

IMMORTAL, BORKNAGAR, KEEP OF KALESSIN and HATE have been confirmed for this year's Screamfest, set to take place November 7-8 on three different stages in Oslo, Norway. Nine more bands will be announced soon. Screamfest will also host the first-ever Norwegian Metal Awards. "On Saturday, November 8,...

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Former EMPEROR Frontman Says New Solo Album Is 'Natural Progression' From 'The Adversary'

Former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn has set "angL" as the title of his second solo album, tentatively due mid-spring via Mnemosyne Productions/Candlelight Records. "I'm currently doing the final mixes for this album, and hope to have everything ready for mastering within a couple of weeks", say...